Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-12
DAILY HERALD.
CLEVER CAPTURE.
Career Of Il Baseballist
Cut Short.
HE WILL PLAY NO MORE.
Daunie Noonan. of the Santa
Monica Nine. Arrested ona
Charge of Felony.

On Tuesday morning Detective Thos.
Farlong, of the Missouri Pacific Com.
pany's force, arrived here from st.
Louis with a companion. MIR. John
Shaw. The detective was armed with
a warrant for the arrest of one Dannie
Noonan, and had requisition papers to
convey him back to Missouri. Mr. Fur
long brought a letter to Constable
Aguirre, to whom he told the following
story: During the late railroad strike
in Missouri, some eighteen months ago,
Noonan was one of the leaders OF the
strikers. One evening, an immense
train, carrying large number OF passen-
gers, police force of twenty-five ofii-
GERS and the Chief of Police of st. Louis,
pulled out from that city. Every thing
went we'll until within a short distance
of st. Charles, Missouri, when man
darted between the engine aud the next
car. and quick as fash threw a switch
and jumped back. A horrible wreck of
cousse took place, and many passengers
and several OF the police force were seri-
ously injured, but fortunately no one
was killed. Shaw was one of the Off
GERS on the train, and had a good view
of Noonan and was going to shoot at
him but the Chief Of Police inter
posed and took the shot himself.
At the fire No'nan staggered, but was
helped over the fence by his companions
and in the confusion incident to the
wreck made good his escape. Nothing
was heard of him for long time, but
Shaw was perfectly confident that he
could identity the man on sight, and was
also certain that the ball from the Chiefs
revolver struck Noonan in the thigh or
thereabouts.
A short time ago information reached
the company at st. Louis that Noonan
was some place in Southern California,
and the company detailed Mr.. Furlong
to track him Mr.. Furlopg brought Mr..
Shaw along to do the Identifying. The
gentlemen first went to San Diego but
soou found that Noonan was not there.
They then came to this city bringing a
letter to Constable Aguirre.
TIE CAPTURE.
When the gentlemen gave a descrip.
ton of the man they wanted to the Con-
stable he exclaime why that is one
of our ball players A few inquiries
soon convinced the Constable that
Noonan was not here butat Santa Monica.
Accordingly Martin got a double team
and with Deputy Will Hammel and Mr..
Furlong drove to the seaside. Their
game was soon located in the baseball
grounds, where he was summing him.
self. Martin. fearing something
like habeas corpus act, went
up and arrested Noonan for com.
plicity in last Sundays disturbance on
the Santa Monica train. He protested
bis innocense, but the majesty of the
law prevailed and he entered the car
riage and in an -Four and thirty-two
minutes was landed at the Union Depot
THE IDENTIFICATION.
Arriving at the depot Mr.. Shaw was
found waiting, and the party taking
Nocnan with them, went us stairs to a
fronted with Shaw. who said: frhis is
the man." Noonan said: "What mani
what are you talking about?' Shaw
said: "You are the man that wrecked
the train on the Missouri Pacific road. y
Noonan still protested his innocence,
and kept brave front, until Shaw
said: 'Str'p yourself and let us see
your thigh, where that 45 six.shooter
hall entered" Never mind" said
Noonan. ''no use to strip, you've got the
right man." Turning TO Martin Aguirre,
he said: II knew what you were after
me for, but 1 have suffered so much
both physically and mentally
since that horrible affair that
would long ago have gone back
and given myself up had it not been for
my family, who are respectable people
in St. Louis"
To Shaw be said: "Well, you must
have sharp eyes. was dead sure that
nobody could tell who / was that night,
and the only reason l left was because,
being prominent striker, was afraid
they would identify me by my wound.
But its all right; fellow has got to suf
fer for his crimes and am ready to go. y
Furlong and Shaw then put their
prisoner aboard the 80 train, and ask.
ing Aguirre what his bill was, and get.
ting the reply, mot cent" pulled out.
The Santa Monica nine will lose a
player but the law will, after many days
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